The Pisonian Conspiracy was a significant plot in 65 AD to assassinate the Roman Emperor Nero and replace him with Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Though it ultimately failed due to betrayal, its discovery led to a brutal purge and marked a turning point in Nero's increasingly tyrannical reign, contributing to his eventual downfall.
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